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Thomas Paine's Rights of Man

A Biography

by Christopher Hitchens · 2006 · 158 pages

About This Book

An analysis of Thomas Paine's 1791 classic, exploring its impact on the American and French Revolutions. Hitchens details Paine's defense of democracy and inalienable rights against the conservative critiques of Edmund Burke. The book demonstrates how Paine's radical ideas form the philosophical foundation of the modern republic.

Genres

Biography & MemoirHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

DemocracyEnlightenmentHuman RightsPolitical PhilosophyRevolutionSecularism

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Book Details

Published

2006

Pages

158

Language

en

ISBN

9780871139559

Series

Part 6 of Books That Changed the World

Audiobook Available

3h 36m
Narrated by Simon Vance

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